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Steelers doctor, trainer enjoy breakthrough with hamstring injury study

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  1. contract

    contract Well-Known Member

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    Steelers doctor, trainer enjoy breakthrough with hamstring injury study

    By Alan Robinson

    Published: Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 10:12 p.m.
    Updated 1 hour ago

    NFL teams for the first time can forecast precisely when players with often-debilitating hamstring injuries will return, the result of a study headed by Steelers orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jim Bradley and head athletic trainer John Norwig.
    Bradley and Norwig also are convinced that injecting platelet-rich plasma — enriched blood that stimulates soft-tissue healing — not only gets players with injured hamstrings on the field as much as a week faster but also might prevent future hamstring tears.


    Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/5752883-74/hamstring-bradley-steelers#ixzz2voLHuGVy
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    contract, Mar 12, 2014
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  2. gpguy

    gpguy Well-Known Member

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    Woodley's injuries must have made them look into this haha...hamstring/calf/etc hahah
     
    gpguy, Mar 12, 2014
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  3. TerribleTowelFlying

    TerribleTowelFlying Staff Member Site Admin Mod Team

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    Very cool. PRP therapy isn't new, but you don't usually see it used for hamstrings.

    I can think of a certain Steelers defender or two who could have benefited from this in the past couple seasons...:hmmm:
     
    TerribleTowelFlying, Mar 13, 2014
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  4. contract

    contract Well-Known Member

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    I'm wondering if the same therapy is effective for all muscle strains/tears.
     
    contract, Mar 13, 2014
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  5. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    well Woodley needs about a 55 gallon drum injected in his.:cool:
     
    mac daddyo, Mar 13, 2014
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  6. TerribleTowelFlying

    TerribleTowelFlying Staff Member Site Admin Mod Team

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    Seems like it would. I know they typically try to use it in areas that don't get a lot of blood flow, in hopes to avoid surgery.
     
    TerribleTowelFlying, Mar 13, 2014
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  7. TerribleTowelFlying

    TerribleTowelFlying Staff Member Site Admin Mod Team

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    While other guys are in the ice tub, he's in the...
     
    TerribleTowelFlying, Mar 13, 2014
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  8. Wardismvp

    Wardismvp Well-Known Member

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    To little to late wouldn't ya say?
    Can they inject this into the heart area?
     
    Wardismvp, Mar 16, 2014
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  9. TerribleTowelFlying

    TerribleTowelFlying Staff Member Site Admin Mod Team

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    OK, that was a good one. :lolol:
     
    TerribleTowelFlying, Mar 16, 2014
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  10. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    no, but they injected alot of money in his bank account. more like a leathel injection in our cap.:facepalm::cool:
     
    mac daddyo, Mar 16, 2014
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  11. shaner82

    shaner82 Well-Known Member

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    You beat me to it. As soon as I saw this thread title I had a few Woodley jokes lined up. Thanks for stealing my thunder lol
     
    shaner82, Mar 16, 2014
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